Health equity refers to the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. When people experience health inequity, they are experiencing preventable differences in health risk or status as a result of root causes of poor health which are avoidable, unnecessary, and unjust. For example, imagine a non-Hispanic white female born to a […]

What’s something that women spend an average of 3,000 days doing over the course of their lives, yet rarely talk about? Menstruating! With the typical age of menarche (first period) occurring between 12-13 in developed countries, and an average of two to seven days of menstruation per month-it adds up! Periods add up in other ways, too: some research […]

Physical Fitness: Looking & Feeling Your Best We’ve all heard it many times before: regular exercise is good for your health and can help you lose weight. But if you’re like many Americans, you’re busy, you have a sedentary job, or you just haven’t gotten around to changing your exercise habits. The good news is […]

Women’s Nutrition It’s March, which means it’s National Nutrition Month! “Go Further with Food” is the theme for 2018, and its importance is timely for many reasons. Whether it’s starting the day off right with a healthy breakfast or fueling before an athletic event, the foods you choose can make a difference. In this newsletter, we focus […]

FROM OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER: Cosmetics are a part of everyday life for both men and women. In fact, women use an average of 12 personal care products a day; men use about 6. Many people want to look good and feel good, and they use cosmetics to achieve this. Because of their prevalent use in society, it’s […]

The Ins and Outs of Puberty Happy New Year! Last year was a bit of a roller coaster for some of us, and while we can’t predict what will happen in 2018, we’re excited for this new start! While we’re on the topic of new starts, we wanted to take a moment to focus on […]

Motor Vehicle Safety Here we are, approaching the end of another year. Can you believe it? As many of us prepare for the holidays and the fun (or not-so-fun) weather this season brings, and with some of us traveling near and far to visit friends and loved ones, we wanted to take a moment to […]

I think about health disparities, health equity and health inequities every day – in my professional and personal life. As a public health professional, I know the definition of these terms and I understand how they impact my life, the life of my friends, my family, my co-workers and other North Carolinians. What I struggle […]

Providers are delivering care within a contained framework that is pressed for time, prohibiting the average provider from really building a relationship with patients. In a perfect world one that we can absolutely develop for generations to come – providers and patients would have a relationship similar to that of the case management relationship shared […]

The Later Reproductive Years They say that age is nothing but a number, when it comes to having a baby past the age of 35, (unfortunately) it’s one that we need to pay more attention to. This month we highlight the “later” reproductive years, what to expect, and how to ensure your health for, what […]